Patrice Bergeron & Zdeno Chara Are The Latest Bruins to Head Overseas

Because there is literally no NHL news to report right now, no practices, no positional battles and no talk of puck moving defensemen, it would be a dereliction of duty to not document the only Bruins related topic of note.

Of course, I'm talking about more Bruins headed overseas thanks to the inexplicable and increasingly frustrating NHL lockout. Bruins captain and defenseman Zdeno Chara along with reigning Selke Award winner, assistant captain and center Patrice Bergeron will take their talents to the Czech Republic and Switzerland respectively.

Chara will join HC Lev Praha, a Prague-based team in the KHL. He grew up not far from his new team's home (in Slovakia) and is expected to play games this weekend, according to his agent.

Bergeron reportedly turned down an offer from a Finnish team in order to skate with HC Lugano in Switzerland, joining linemate Tyler Seguin in the land of expensive watches and army knifes.

Both players can rejoin the Bruins if and when the NHL owners decide to stop being total douches.

Go Providence Bruins! Their home opener is a week from Friday, against the Manchester Monarchs (7 p.m. at the Dunkin' Donuts Center).

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